Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

left shift

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
left- shift
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left.

noun

The left shift operator; often given as << or <<<.

verb

To perform a left shift bitwise operation.

Inflected Forms

left shifts (plural) left-shift (alternative) left shifts (present, singular) left shifting (participle, present) left shifted (participle, past) left shifted (past)

Phrases

logical shift arithmetic shift

Frequently Paired Words

logical shift arithmetic shift

Antonyms

right shift

Questions

What does left shift mean?
A bit shift to the left, in which all of the bits of an operand are shifted by a given number of positions to the left.

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